Mir Ali: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- MD, bariatric surgeon, bariatric medicine specialist, and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA
- Quoted on
- Elderly care & frailty, Women's health & gynaecology, Heart disease & stroke
- Press citations held
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 17 Aug 2026
“The benefits of weight loss often outweigh the possible loss of muscle. Frailty can actually improve with weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.”
What Mir Ali has said
“Wegovy affects one hormone receptor, while Zepbound impacts two. Zepbound has been found to be more effective for weight loss. If there's a medication that impacts more receptors, there's the potential to be even more efficient.”
MD, medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Scientists are developing a new weight loss drug with fewer side effects than other GLP-1s ↗
“When people measure, not everybody measures it at the same point. So sometimes the people who measure it a little higher or lower get an inaccurate number.”
MD, bariatric surgeon, bariatric medicine specialist, and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA · Heart disease & stroke · 17 Aug 2026 · Belly Fat vs. BMI: Which Better Predicts Your Heart Disease Risk? ↗
Where Mir Ali has been quoted
- GLP-1s Could Help Older Adults With Frailtyeverydayhealth.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Scientists are developing a new weight loss drug with fewer side effects than other GLP-1swomenshealthmag.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Belly Fat vs. BMI: Which Better Predicts Your Heart Disease Risk?healthline.com · 17 Aug 2026
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